LISBON FALLS — Olivia Harrington’s squeeze bunt scored pinch-runner Jenna Clifford with the winning run as the Lisbon High School softball team rallied for a walk-off, 4-3 Western Maine Class C quarterfinal win over sixth-seeded Telstar on Thursday.
The Greyhounds, seeded third, will host No. 7 Sacopee Valley (7-10), an upset 3-1 winner over Monmouth, on Saturday at (11 a.m. or noon). Telstar finished 7-8.
Lisbon (10-5) trailed 3-1 heading to its final at-bat, but used three bunts and a key single by Haley Eck to rally for the win.
“We seemed to rattle Telstar a little bit with our bunts,” said Lisbon coach Terri Trudell.
Bailey Madore reached on an error. Monica Austin followed with a bunt in front of the plate. “Their catcher touched the ball and kept it from going foul, and Monica kept running,” said Trudell. “She beat the throw to second base, and Bailey scored to make it a 3-2 game.”
Eck followed with a single, and Kailin Hill’s grounder was misplayed, with Austin scoring the tying run. With Clifford at third base, Harrington bunted just inside the first-base foul line, with Clifford easily scoring the winning run.
Lisbon pitcher Kimber Morse struck out 13, had zero walks and permitted seven hits. Austin was 2-for-3.
Rachel Wheeler led the Rebels with three hits, while pitcher Jessica Dirago struck out seven and walked one.
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Telstar exploded for six runs in the second inning and five more in the third en route to a 13-1 Western Class C quarterfinal win over the sixth-seeded Greyhounds at Bethel.
Kyle Robinson scattered four hits in his five innings of work, while Dan Whitney smacked a grand slam home run for the No. 3 seeded Rebels, who will take on No. 7 Winthrop, which upset second seeded St. Dom’s, 8-6, on Saturday in the semifinals.
Casey Thornton had three hits in the win, including a two-run double to highlight the second inning.
Lisbon (9-8) starting pitcher Ryan Riordan went two innings, and Mason Smith pitched the final two frames before the 10-run Mercy Rule ended the contest.
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